WINNIPEG – Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate and wish good luck to the twelve (12) Manitobans who are currently on NHL Playoff rosters heading into Wednesday’s opening night of the 2019 NHL Playoffs. Alexander Steen (St. Louis Blues; Winnipeg, MB) and Ryan Reaves (Vegas Golden Knights; Winnipeg, MB) lead the way with 7 NHL Playoff appearances prior to the 2018-19 season while Cody McLeod (Nashville Predators; Binscarth, MB) and Mark Stone (Vegas Golden Knights; Winnipeg, MB) are next with 4 NHL Playoff appearances. Jordan Martinook (Carolina Hurricanes; Brandon, MB) will be making his first NHL Playoff appearance since starting in the NHL during the 2014-15 season.

NHL Team

First Name

Last Name

Pos

Hometown

Calgary Flames

Travis

Hamonic

D

St. Malo

Calgary Flames

Micheal

Stone

D

Winnipeg

Carolina Hurricanes

Micheal

Ferland

F

Swan River

Carolina Hurricanes

Jordan

Martinook

F

Brandon

Colorado Avalanche

Matt

Calvert

F

Brandon

Nashville Predators

Cody

McLeod

F

Binscarth

New York Islanders

Ryan

Pulock

D

Dauphin

St. Louis Blues

Alexander

Steen

F

Winnipeg

St. Louis Blues

Joel

Edmundson

D

Brandon

Vegas Golden Knights

Cody

Eakin

F

Winnipeg

Vegas Golden Knights

Ryan

Reaves

F

Winnipeg

Vegas Golden Knights

Mark

Stone

F

Winnipeg

Hockey Manitoba would also like to wish the Winnipeg Jets all the best throughout the 2019 NHL Playoffs. The Jets finished the 2018-19 season with a 47-30-5 record for 99 points which saw them tied with eventual first round match up St. Louis Blues for 2nd in the Central Division with 99 points. The Winnipeg Jets would hold home-ice advantage by winning the tie break (head-to-head) between the two teams.